#FREEIC
Free Intelligent Conversation is a non-profit organization that facilitates engaging conversations in public places.
Free Intelligent Conversation is a movement for those interested in learning from everyone they encounter. It is a place for the curious, the jaded, the academic, the self-taught, the skeptic, and the believer. It is a movement for those looking to improve themselves and the world around them through meaningful conversations.
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What People Are Saying
"So much of my work is about how to help people communicate across lines of difference. FreeIC has hit upon a simple formula that really works. You can just share ideas, honestly."
Jonathan Haidt
Social Psychologist, NYU Stern
Founder, Heterodox Academy
Author
“Free Intelligent Conversation has made me smile, think, and feel strong. It broadens my optimism and deepens my openness to the world and its people.”
Olivia Ruiz-Knott
Boston, MA
“Please support FreeIC as they go from city to city challenging people of any and all backgrounds to exchange thoughts, passions, and experiences through the seemingly forgotten art of face to face conversation.”
Cornel West
Philosopher, Harvard University
Author
“My time spent with that little powerful sign allowed me to hear the unique life experiences of countless people from all walks of life and in turn has changed the way I view people individually and the world as a whole
Dwange Haskins
Atlanta, GA